The Painted Penny Stamp : A Cozy Historical Mystery

A quiet lodger; a secret vice; a fortune-seeker who will stop at nothing.Cambridge, England. 1905.A neighbour''s quiet lodger dies in an unlucky fall, but Vita finds clues that suggest a complex and dangerous secret life, and doubts his death was an accident.Forced to investigate when the police refuse to listen, she finds a connection with a second sudden death - that of a wealthy and eccentric local lady.As usual, Vita''s discoveries infuriate the police and the murderer, but they also cast doubt on the findings of a police surgeon whose good opinion is vital if she is to continue her own scientific studies.With no one else willing to take on the killer, Vita must act alone.

A quiet lodger, a secret vice, and a fortune-seeker who will stop at nothing. When a neighbour’s lodger is found dead, Vita Carew, a sharp-witted science student, is the first on the scene. The police pronounce it an accident, a fatal fall, but Vita remains unconvinced. Her access to the post-mortem reveals the truth: Albert Flett was murdered. As Vita investigates, she uncovers a trail of evidence that suggests Albert’s quiet, unassuming ways were hiding a complex and dangerous secret life. When a prominent, eccentric old lady is also found dead under suspicious circumstances, Vita finds herself entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a ruthless killer. Can she convince the police to see the connection before the killer strikes again?   The Painted Penny Stamp is the fourth book in Fran Smith's captivating series of historical mysteries featuring clever female sleuth, Vita Carew. ________________________________________________________________________ Praise for the Vita Carew Mysteries series:   ? ? ? ? ? A delightful addition to the series. ? ? ? ? ? Unmissable! ? ? ? ? ? What a talented author and a captivating female heroine. ? ? ? ? ? Fran Smith has created another great mystery. ? ? ? ? ? Vita Carew is wonderful. ? ? ? ? ? Fascinating!